Andre Iguodala DESERVED His Finals MVP
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2023
- Andre Iguodala DESERVED His Finals MVP From the 2015 NBA Finals as he tells Gilbert Arenas about his time playing for the Golden State Warriors and why some people still believe Steph Curry deserved the award over him.
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Andre wasn’t just some regular role player tho…He was an elite 2 way player before going to Golden State…He had a good NBA resume before they got him…
Talk to the ppl 💯
I wouldn’t say Iggy was elite offensively, never even averaged 20 ppg in a season
He was a solid player. 1x all star
@@nydibs You are forgetting what makes Andre dangerous Gilbert knows the game well and explains it well in this video. 30 points Gils quote "headache or you can't breathe" Andre is going net positive in all categories with15 to 20 points so now you have someone causing a system shutdown like George Forman Hard hit quote "He got hit didn't hurt but he started going down".
@@nydibs Andre was Elite offensively at the time because at the end of the day in heat time he stops missing shots go like 15 points straight without missing 3qtr or 4qtr System Shutdown game's over.
@@rave123456vdude iggy was not that dude prior or with GS he was not a true #1 option & borderline a 2nd option
The power of a role player gets underestimated!!!
yea but that should have been steph award
Power of Clutch players of all time is underestimated. All star plays for stats Andre played to destroy the game and made the game in the 3rd and 4th about percentages. Andre to be honest in the 3rd 4th Quarter is Jadakiss kiss the game goodbye.
Exactly. I don't even like the phrase role player. I mean everyone plays a role 😅. Iggy a Vet do all the small things needed
U cant gove a role player a mvp if he not the best player
They need to invent a Robert Horry award for the X-factor player of the playoffs. That award would've went to Aaron Gordon this past post season.
He said , “ it’s where it’s supposed to be, at the house “ . He cold for that one🤣💯
😂 had me rolling like fr
Fate of the universe... give me IGUODOLA
😂😂 still funny till this day
😂😂😂it’s funny cause the girl asked max if he wanted KD or steph to shoot the last shot. This nigga gone say “…I want iguDOLA!”💀
I totally understand Max's sentiment.
I stand with MAX ❤
Lmao
@@loudertv8676y’all both on something then
Andre was a real force in Philly literally an all around player could do everything on the floor.
And had a criminally underrated Denver year in between
Andre was the second leading scorer for the Warriors that series. He was also 4th in rebounds and third in assists. It wasn't just his defense on Lebron. And while Steph probably should've won fMVP, Andre still had a legendary performance. Maybe if he didn't win fMVP, people today would appreciate that performance more. In his own way, his contributions were on par with Kyrie, Pau Gasol, and a lot of other clutch finals performers who weren't the main star on their team.
I already said Andre value but Andre earned that Finals MVP because Andre realized starting or on the bench for him doesn't matter he can turn off the TV very rare in the NBA. He caused Cavs to have a brain freeze as in heat time 3 4qtr no matter how good you are I take next 8 possessions on both ends you can kiss the game goodbye that's very hard to do.
Kyrie had one finals were he played great, got hurt in the ‘15 finals, didn’t play that well in ‘17 and ran after that. He’s not a legendary finals performer lol you don’t get that for one finals when you barely beat a team that was banged up and up 3-1 on you
Keeping lebron under 50. Amazing
Lebron put up 36ppg 13 rpg 9 apg on iggy
Steph 26ppg 5 rpg 6 apg 1.8spg
Iggy 16ppg 6rpg 4apg
If they wasn’t going to give it to bron iggy was a distant 3rd runner up.
@@adrianlewis1775LeBron also shot under 40%. People slaughter Kobe for shooting just over 40 at times but praise LeBron for not even reaching that.
On 2nd thoughts yea you right 😂😂😂
He held LeBron to majestic stat-lines the entire series...
Now imagine what numbers Bron woulda had if Steph guarded him. What team would've won that series🤔 EXACTLY
@@MunchOnDeezNutz
No one guarded him!
Check his averages for that series, that would be difficult to maintain in a staff vs students game.
We agree about Iggy's defense and agree that his offensive contribution was not the team-focus...
Finals MVP for saving the rotations by not fouling?
@@MunchOnDeezNutz
I was not against giving the award to the mvp of the losing team...Mr. Lebron King James.
@@MunchOnDeezNutzthis comment makes no sense in so many ways 😂😂
@@MunchOnDeezNutz you're drunk
Lebron so great, they gave the Mvp to Iggy for containing him
Contained? He led every single stat category.. lebron was just by himself out there and dellavadova running around trying to catch steph.
@@FmFa1995 that’s true, but don’t be blind. Forcing Lebron to shot 40% in that series is definitely containing him
35, 13 & 8 for the series...... Yeah he really "contained" him 🙄
@@lilfolkes yall didn’t watch that series, and it shows. Go watch iggy putting that work on him then come back
@@lilfolkes im not taking away Lebron greatness, he’s the goat in my eyes. But lets be honest and fair he shot 33 a game to get those 35. And with Iggy on the floor he shot 38%
Iguadala was a beast on the 76ers before warriors
They didn't win any finals tho.
beat with one all star selection iono
Man people forget who IGGY was before going to Golden State. For a moment he was the 76ers. A high flying guard who was smart
Dude really let Trevor Ariza get in his head
Its facts tho
@@IsKaffeMochaNot really lol. Take steph out that team they get guranteed swept. Take iggy out and it’s a lot more difficult but possible
@@rich0129nah you're right, you got a point 🤔
@@rich0129 Nike and Adam Silver didn't want Steph to win Finals MVP in 15 and 18 cuz he screwed their agenda for LeBron to dominate the NBA himself by building a dynasty in CLE but instead Steph screwed the LeBron script and flipped into the Warriors dynasty which wasn't supposed to happen
@@rich0129not necessarily klay was ballin then also
Fate of the world on the line, Martian’s have the laser on us I WANT IGUADOLA 😂😂😂
Max Kellermen
😅😅😅
I don’t know why people like that statement was so crazy stat wise he had a point
That’s because Iggy was an X factor +. That doesn’t mean he’s the MVP. That’s clearly Steph in GS.
Iggy is the reason why golden state took off soon as they had him coming off the bench it made the second unit consistent and dangerous the fact they were so deep with talent is what made the warriors who they are not just steph
Without Andre Overdrive mode in 2015 we don't win that series Curry struggled to get it going as people forget.
1. This was Curry 1st Final - so this is new to him.
2. Curry is recovering from ankle injury so he's completely uncomfortable.
3. Starting lineup is -30 so team is losing
4. Andre lead Plus minus more than any player that series had similar stats to Curry so wasn't a robbery. Andre dominated the possession game. If basketball is science Andre's Great in this area most of his career.
5. 2020 Andre was on the Heat still got to the Finals. X6 NBA Finals
People say Curry is a once in a lifetime player but this is also true Andre is a once in a life time player as well. As clutch wise 3rd 4qtr you can rank Andre top8 all time in all categories. If Curry's the chef Andre is like having a Black American Riddick on your team cuts the guts out.
@@rave123456v You guys are confusing a player shining in their role with the teams most valuable player. Curry is the unquestioned most valuable asset by a mile. Every team spends all of their intellectual and physical resources into making life hard on Steph. Because we all know if Steph goes down, GS is average. Andre is an awesome championship role player. The man stepped up. But his offensive stats being similar to Steph is so dismissive to the reality that hitting uncontested practice shots aren’t comparable to off the dribble, double teamed 30 footers with the focus of the defense breathing down your neck. The Cavs objective was to make Iggy shoot.
@@austingreen1274Thank You, somebody with some sense.
Man Iggy has literally always been one of my favorite SFs growing up.
It's crazy people hold that 2015 finals over stephs head
Iggy get finals MVP was a testament to how much greater LeBron was viewed than Step.
At the time *
But no you’re right iggy got it in part to his defense on lebron. Definitely says something.
@@gaber9290 LeBron’s an old man who’s skills have severely diminished from his days in Cleveland so yes “at the time.”
@@mobetta2092Bron still great
@@kylinmooney167 oh no doubt. Still a top player in the league. Bron is the GOAT as far as I’m concerned.
That's a no duh statement right there, LeBron was being called the goat then when Steph was just coming into his own. But by the time Steph retires he has a better career/legacy then bron
Bruh if you take Steph off that team, they’re getting murdered. Without Andre they have a chance
Really? Because with Andre in the bench they where down 2-1, then Andre started for the last 3 and they won all 3 🤔
@@somregularguy Yea and without steph they would’ve gotten swept 😂
AND??? Is this not a team game? Did Igudola not perform his ### off? Lebron James is living proof that even the best player alive ain't enough to make a playoff team win.
Mike without Scottie, LeBron without Kyrie, Steph without Igudola. I stand on it
@@heavenlysenju9948 He did preform his ass off. But you know who performed even better? Steph. That’s what the argument is. No one’s saying iggy didn’t play well but to say he played better than Steph is just people being purposely ignorant
@@rich0129 there’s a reason why MVP’s don’t take into account for the “without” argument, it’s bs, I’m talking about what *DID* happen, Igoudala wasn’t the best but his role was by far the most important which was to try to contain the best player on the opposite team
He was a very good player before he got to the Warriors. I'm happy for him!
Damn, I forgot Iggy had a prime and man was he monster
Someone gassed him up and he took the bait
🤣🤣 people say steph is better than lebron or steph is 3-1 against bron but a guy came off the bench and played better than steph the finals then KD came to the warriors and played better than steph but steph dominated a young boston team 🤣 im not a lebron fan either
Plus if you actually think about it steph is 3-3 against bron with Kd bron beat them 2016 finals bron beat them in the Play in to go to playoffs and bron beat curry in 2023 playoffs so tbh its actually 3-3 against curry with no Fmvp against bron 🤣 and kyrie had steph scared to check him
Bro the way people try to talk basketball be killing me😭🤣 y’all love comparing pg to sf like stop it 🤦🏾♂️💀
@@Floydbozz_773 stfu yall swear curry is the best player of the 2010 era but lebron took their heart 🤣 remember curry was apart of that begging kd to come to the warriors shit after bron whipped they ass and kd knew he wasn’t going to get around the warriors that’s why before Kd and after kd curry wnd the warriors haven’t got around lebron on the cavs or lakers to get to another title and those are facts kd cant get around nobody before the warriors and after the warriors Steph isn’t that guy meat rider curry fans
@@Floydbozz_773In what world is Steph a point guard?
No iggy they don’t beat the Cavs even without kyrie .. he was they most valuable player when they played him more they played totally different and he contained the unstoppable bron James especially late in games
If it wasn’t for Steph running the entire offense they don’t win. Idc how many stops iggy forced on lebron, steph then led the offense off that defense into scoring. At the same time he was ripping people’s pockets
@@pandabear1576yeah but is Steph gonna play the d like iggy ? Nah so it goes to iggy because he was a two way player and a two way player will always be better than a one way player
@@tbone2123is iggy gonna score and spread the floor like curry? No, so it shouldve been curry because they would have literally no spacing and iggy wouldve done nothing on offense and they just lose.
@@benjamingutierrez2191 nah iggy gon defend and score which is more valuable and is the reason why he was fmvp and well deserved. Defense matters and it shows when he won
@@tbone2123 iggy was scoring because of stephs floor spacing. Without it he’d just get blitzed and they would get swept. Playing two sides doesnt mean shit
I remember back then …saying the same thing that if he was on, they were not losing!
When he was in Philadelphia man that brother took flight amazing bunnies 🐰
Facts !! TA
Every time Iggy was in the game, the Warriors were up by 20 already 🤣
You definitely didn’t watch that series of that’s your take 😂 WTH
Warriors and Cavs had all close games.. nobody ever got blown out in that particular series. Your memory is dog 💩
It's a team game , and the finals MVP will not hurt Steph Curry's legacy . Dude is the best shooter ever , a top 3 point pg, and top 5 all-time.
It's wild that he was recognized fairly. He was the KEY. He was the og. He was truly the leader and not just the leading scorer
No lies detected 🎯
Stop 🤦🏽♂️. None of that happens without Steph. The season, the playoff run, the finals, the Warriors are not there without Steph.
Curry is the engine that made the whole system work.
thats why fmvp is the most overrated award imagine beaing the best in the first three series of the playoffs and played equal with your teammates in the finals and got robbed for finals MVP
@@kaizenking8841 Exactly bro!
He’s a superstar fr he helped out a lot he wasn’t no role player he was a big influence on the team
He’s not a superstar
When Andre left the Sixers (my home team), I was hoping that he landed on the right team. He balled out for the Sixers but wasn’t in the right situation. I’m happy that he got the rings and recognition 💯
Yep! Ariza is right. We feared Iggy the most
Just stop
Most VALUABLE PLAYER NOT BEST PLAYER WAKE UP!!! He got it cuz he was the MOST VALUABLE !!!
Steph made the warriors tbh
@@Noceurr yea we talking bout mvp tho not best player!!
Would the warriors been more likely to without Curry or without Iggy?
Curry was the mvp
@@nydibs Curry can't guard LeBron if iggy wasn't there LeBron would score the points they needed to win... Do u understand what MVP is now?? Again didn't say best scorer /player it's MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD!!!
Read the comment below this one also!!
There were times were the first quarter would be rough, iggy comes in off the bench and EVERYTHING changed. Then you add the fact that their back up Pg was a long and skilled Livingston
Lebron still led in all categories 😂 but they gave iggy mvp for guarding him.
did you watch the game
@@domthegod7775 yes. And Iggy was not more valuable than Steph.
@@johnQrl That's yah opinion and if you watched the game LeBron had to shoot 35 shots a game to get them number,s while shooting 35% from the field. Before they started Iggy LeBron was getting numbers easily that's why they started Iggy,history and the NBA said Iggy was more valuable then Steph🤷
@@domthegod7775no he did not and he led in fg percentage so it don’t matter and they took kyrie out
@@adriansilva6085bro he shoot 39% from the floor my bad and yes he did shoot 35 shots a game on his team led in FG percentage but he took all the shots duh
If curry don’t have a good game….. yeah we will lose too
Two whole Finals with KD proved that the Warriors were unstoppable even if Curry didn't play great
@@dusk6159 avrg 29ppg and almost triple double what are you watching ?
@@dusk6159stop lying 😭😭😭😭😭
Andre was nasty at the 76ers before he became a role player there. Ppl forget how good he was.
Gil’s Arena is a fire name too lol💯
Curry definitely deserved that mvp
Hell nah he only played one way iggy played both and a two way player will always be better than a one way player
@@tbone2123Uhm no. In no world is Andre Iguodala a better player than Steph Curry. You don’t even believe that.
@@austingreen1274 in this world apparently he is by winning the fmvp .. but someone being a better at offensive player doesn’t make you a better basketball player. So much more to basketball then shooting 3s
U SMOKING DOPE
That boy was having problems with delavadova or however you spell that ish only other person who deserved that fmvp was Bron and he lost but truthfully he was the best player on the floor if iggy didn't get put on him they would have lost to a injured Cleveland team basically Bron by his self
So that means that every role player who plays a significant part in a championship run should get the finals mvp then 💯 😹
Sometimes it's not THE franchise player that wins it. Tony Parker won it over Duncan and Joe Dumars won it over Isiah
This shows the importance of depth, even the greatest players of all time need a solid 6-8 man rotation
W ANSWER IGGY WELL DESERVED
LeBron should've been the 2nd finals mvp on a losing team
No iggy had good games doing other stuff y’all give green credit for
I want Iguodala !!!
People talk about steph like defense isn't important. That gsw defense was scarier than stephs finals shooting %. Facts
The ones who made their jerseys should have won MVP, because if they didn’t make it, they wouldn’t have been able to play and then they wouldn’t have won if we are going to go down that road.
Perfectly said
If it should’ve gone to anyone it should’ve gone to Lebron
Hell no. Lebron shot 39% for the series.
@@nydibs When you lose your 2nd and 3rd option the defense is going to collapse on you more that 39% is expected. Man’s still averaged 36,13 and 8
@@splashfreeman5871 - 39% is not expected, especially when you are as big, strong and athletic as Lebron.
The problem is that Lebron is terrible as soon as he's more than 4 feet away from the basket. He can't shoot, no mid range, not a good 3 pt shooter, no post up game
Warriors fans are delusional. Wiggins probably deserved the very last fmvp as well
@@nydibs bro please watch basketball before you comment on nba shit.
Series change when Andre Igudala came into the. Series. Bron scored the same but his percentage was much lower. The NBA got it right impact over stats
Andre was a legit superstar remember when he was cookin in 76ers... he just humble the reason why warriors won their 1st chip was him. steph was cookin but without andre there they be losing more than winning. andre can legit drop 30 if he wanted to.
Honestly, Lebron should have had that finals MVP
Hell no, the Cavs got blew out and Steph was the only player that averaged 20 or more
Honestly lebron still should have won it. By far the best in the series
This is because they valued defense very heavily at the time. Steph hadn't yet changed the game to what it is. But defense might be valued like the old days when he's gone.
Facts!!! As a non warriors fan... its true.
Win or lose, LeBron should've won that finals MVP. Those numbers were crazy.
Losers don’t get awards bruh Steph should of won
@@mikekeyes78 Eh... I get the perspective. It may have only been done once before for a losing player, but this definitely should've been the case here.
thats crazy talk
Numbers looked good, but check out the shooting percentage. He worked hard hard for them numbers
@@dexterwilliams443 36 pts, 13 rebs, 9 assts per game. That's crazy fam...
Andre what are you on bro?! 🤣😂😭
I agree, if Iggy didnt play well, no championship
Andre needs to put the same respect on his name that we do
Iggy deserved that MVP for playing defense period lol
How when the man he guarded lead all scorers
@@parrishmartin1321 lebron average 35PPg 13 Ribs and 8 assists 2 blocks 1 steal lol lebron was out there with dellanova who is a bench player at best as the best 2nd option😂😂😂 and they still gave this man MVP while LeBron was working the whole team
@@Ghost-zh5up exactly bro if Kyrie and K love was playing they would've won that shit and Lebron would've won that finals MVP
@@parrishmartin1321You forgot the player who started on LeBron was Harrison Barnes that's who LeBron did most of his damage to. Once Iggy started he slowed down everything LeBron did,his efficiency was bad. He was taking 30+ shots. The whole series shifted when Iggy started,reason he got the mvp.
@@354allday he slowed him down from 35 to what 33 ppg? Bron shoulda got finals MVP even in the loss he led every single category for both teams.
Hell naw Steph deserved that
Iggy was a beast in Philly and established before he got to The warrior he was a 2 way player
Iggy and Livingston was the ex factor that series😵💫
Nah. Any real hooper knew AI deserved that MVP.
Exactly 💯
You did your thing Iggy ain’t no denying that, you killed. That should’ve been Steph’s FMVP tho let’s not act crazy
If that FMVP doesn't go to Iguodala it goes to Lebron, first time since Mr Clutch that a performance on a losing team is that great, it doesn't go to 2015 Curry
Andre still got to the Finals in 2020 the FMVP in 2015 was legit. Just because you got 40 don't mean you win. End of the Game what did you get if that's the case Andre was the top player that whole series Lebron had like 6 pts or lower in the 3rd and 4th and nearly 0 in 1 overtime game.
Like people sleep on Andre he's 1 of the most dangerous clutch player of all time top8 at least in any situation. 2018 people overhyped the KD situation Curry dominated that Finals series clearly he got robbed in 2018. 2015 Curry and Andre had similar stats ultimately Andre got us the title because clutch time packed their bags.
He right tho iggy still had star potential those early years in GS him and Livingston were big contributions off the bench
I was pissed when the sixers let him leave but I guess it was best for his career. IGGY!!
We all know Lebron should’ve won the Finals MVP that year. Period.
U bugging they lost
Igoudala and Shaun Livingston
I remember when he was younger and him and Allen Iverson were on Philadelphia at the same time for a couple years.
AI x 2 man those were ages ago!
The real MPV in that series played for the other team. Him getting the MPV is really a tribute to the GOAT LeBron
He’s the reason why I hate the term “role player”. It has a negative connotation and guys who are considered as such don’t get the respect they deserve. And technically, everyone on the team has a role and is therefore a role player.
As a Vet, Andre showed Steph what it takes to make it in the playoffs. Playoffs hit different. Andre was the X factor and showed out
From Allstar to great role player to finals mvp
When Andre was coming into the league they had stories on him being the next Kobe. He had a great career
Amazing how our egos protect us
I always said it and argue to anyone that he deserve it. He was the most consistent in that finals. He also the best defender.
Exactly 💯
Kyrie & Love should have been Co mvps. Their injuries are the ONLY reason gsw won.
He was the Perennial Defender for golden state , wasn’t scared to guard other teams best player , Curry has his finals mvp now so it’s no big deal anymore
Imagine if more players had the mentality Iggy had, he was an elite 2 way that was at one time the main option on his team, but he took a backseat once he got to the warriors. He knew his role and let Steph, Klay and Dray do their thing. Not naming any names as to who I think had the complete opposite mentality but I think you can guess who.
Iggy went crazy in that series….
People forget Iggy was a top 10 player in the league when he was on the Philly, he been a dawg
*AI and AI in Philly was nice.*
Yea me watching all those Warriros series I never worried about Steph or Klay. I was looking for Iggy to come in finish the game strong by locking up whoever was hot or hitting timely 3s.
Facts steph and klay were nice but they werent quite ready as iggy was
It's like when Kobe and Shaq were in LA, teams knew they'd get their 30 a night. Teams needed to shut down the role players in LA. Without Iggy and Dray, Steph just another 35 ppg guard with no rings.
Nah bruh, those 2000-2004 teams just needed Kobe to take all the shots away from Shaq in order to win. That was the best way to beat them.
Pull up Draymond's numbers in that finals series and say that again. Draymond was not the same in the finals.
Media the devil only hype up steph but players kw the value of all the players and who is the difference makers
Iggy was cold on both ends shot was shaky but defense playmaking slashing with the best of them nuggets iggy was a beast
I say this everytime. Legit I been saying it for YEARS. That warriors vs rockets series flipped when iggy went down up 2-1 NOT when cp3 went down up 3-2. Iggy going down made them have to switch pnr with looney instead of himself. They legit spammed pnr on looney every possession
Andre was a allstar caliber player before gsw...all that needs to be said
He was a problem out there. He went from not even starting to being finals mvp incredible
That's facts. Iggy was a problem on the Warriors.... people forget that Iggy was the star of the 76ers before coming to Golden State.
Dude yes he impacted the team to get them wins but did Steph deserve that reward heck yeah it wasn’t close
Iggy got me through some games with my friends playing 2k he was cold on Denver smh
🤔 Buuuut....If 0-9 Ariza had a good game Rockets in the Finals 😑
Gerald green vs IGGY was the best match ups as role players
“I want IGODUOLA”‼️‼️‼️
AI so underrated especially for the Defensive side
Trevor ariza convinced iggy that being the x factor on a team made you the mvp. And iggy was just like yea. That makes sense. I'll take it. Wild. Lmao.